On 3rd Sept, 2009,the Reserve Bank of India has issued a notification and extended the date till 31st Dec, 2009 for one time settlement of agricultural loans. ..
Monday, Mar 02, 2009 at 0000 hrs ISTNew Delhi: In recovering debts or enforcing security interests, the state’s right to sales tax dues will have priority over claims of banks, financial institutions and secured creditors, the Supreme Court has ..
The government will arm its income tax officials with details on assets of those whose tax payments are pending, a move aimed at meeting the Rs 13,153-crore target for arrear collection this fiscal. With tax arrears of Rs 2,13,646 crore due as on Apr ..
A majority of Public Information Officers (PIO)s appointed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act who have been penalised by central information commissioners for providing incomplete or delayed information have escaped paying fines thus far. Only ..
The spirit of ecological coexistence, in which no species is considered superior to the other, is something humans will take a lot of time to get used to. The scenario in Chandigarh is no different where the sale of wild animals protected by law is ..
State chief information commissioner Suresh Joshi and the Central Information Commission (CIC) recently directed that the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa do come under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The directives put state information commis ..
Andhra Pradesh High Court has approved setting up of a fast track court to settle the multi-crore rupee fraud case of Satyam Computers, Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said. ‘Agreeing to our appeal the High Court had approved setting ..
The Supreme Court has ruled that a School Examination Board is not a service provider and the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act are not applicable to such a statutory body.A bench comprising Justices R V Raveendran and Markandey Katju while a ..
The Supreme Court has held that courts can monitor the investigation of a criminal case in appropriate cases where they felt free and fair investigation was not being conducted. A bench comprising Justices Altamas Kabir and Cyriac Joseph in their jud ..
The Supreme Court issued notices to the Union Government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on a petition alleging that the funds collected under the Disabilities Scheme have not been properly utilised.A Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan ..